Elbaite

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf granite
gptkbp:associatedMinerals gptkb:albite
quartz
lepidolite
spodumene
gptkbp:birefringence 0.018–0.021
gptkbp:category tourmaline group
gptkbp:chemicalFormula Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4
gptkbp:cleavage indistinct
gptkbp:color blue
green
red
yellow
colorless
pink
multicolored
gptkbp:crystalSystem trigonal
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1913
gptkbp:fluorescence weak or none
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Madagascar
gptkb:Mozambique
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:fracture subconchoidal
gptkbp:habit prismatic crystals
columnar aggregates
acicular crystals
gptkbp:hardnessMohs 7-7.5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Elbaite
gptkbp:luster vitreous
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Elba_Island
gptkbp:opticalProperties uniaxial (-)
gptkbp:pleochroism strong
gptkbp:polarization piezoelectric
pyroelectric
gptkbp:refractiveIndex 1.624–1.644
gptkbp:relatedGroup cyclosilicate
gptkbp:specificGravity 3.0-3.1
gptkbp:streak white
gptkbp:tenacity brittle
gptkbp:transparency translucent
transparent
gptkbp:uses granite
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cyclosilicates
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7